Another You (1991)
Director: Maurice Phillips
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
The comic duo have both seen better days. In this fairly desperate romp con-man Pryor takes pathological liar Wilder under his wing after he's released from a sanatorium into the LA equivalent of 'care in the community'. Ruehl and Lang supply what plot there is (it involves a missing brewery magnate), but Pryor's health problems (the onset of multiple sclerosis some 5 years previously) have sapped his energy and much of his old gumption. (Peter Bogdanovich was replaced as director.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Maurice Phillips
Cast: Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Mercedes Ruehl, Stephen Lang, Vanessa Williams full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 98 mins
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